1) The short film matches the given brief of being between 1-2 minutes long and includes the requested shots like the 180 degree rule and shot reverse shot. 2) Some techniques were demonstrated well like the use of transitions and sound effects, but areas for improvement include flat colors, grainy indoor shots, and lighting issues. 3) For future projects, the author would use rigs and tripods instead of natural lighting to better control the lighting, and an external microphone to improve audio quality. More time should be spent setting up shots.

1. Max Cheshire 29/09/17
Evaluation
Evaluation
What WentWell?
My shortfilmmatchesthe givenbrief.Itisbetween1and 2 minuteslongandI have providedthe
givenshots:180 degree rule,matchonactionshot andthe shotreverse shot.
I demonstrate aclearunderstandingof usingPremiere Pro,addingmovingtitlesandadding
transitionsthatallowthe filmtoflow.InadditiontothisIhave addedsoundFXonto the audiowhich
impactsthe scene
.
Also,the charactersare clearlydistinguished,donebythe choice of clothes.Yestheybothhave
hoodieshoweverthe blackcoatexplainstothe audience thatthischaractermayhave a darkside to
himwhichwe see lateronin the filmaswe see himsmackcoffee outof someone’shand.
The addedeffecthere iscalledalowpass.It createsa sort of underwatersoundingeffect.It
benefitsslowmotionshotsasitmakesyoufocuson the visuals.Thisshotisslow motionsothis
helpstell the storyandshowsthe audience the importance of the shot.
Thisshowcasesthe 180 degree
rule and addsto the pointof
the characters beingtold
apart.

2. Max Cheshire 29/09/17
Evaluation
What didn’tgo well?
The colourson my filmare veryflat,the openingshotisnicelysetupandshowsa nice depthof field
howeverthe shotsinside the houseare verygrainyandthe gradingthat I have attemptedtouse
onlybringsupthe contrastwhichcrucifiesthe window atthe back.
Match onaction shot.
The shot here showscharacter1 aboutto head through
the door. It’snot the mostcinematicallypleasingshot
howeveritishere tomatch the brief and helptell the
story.
Shotreverse shot.
Here we see the shot reverse shotof character2
goingintothe cupboard,a problemIhave with
thisshotis that the cupboardis elevated
howeverthisshotsuggestsitsaneye level,to
improve Icouldput the camera at a higherlevel.
As youcan see,all the whitesin
the frame have beenextremely
overexposed.Althoughmostof
the shot isfocuseditswayto
dark and character 1 in the
foregroundlookslikea
silhouette.

3. Max Cheshire 29/09/17
Evaluation
If I wasto go back and change anythingIwoulduse setuplightingonrigsandtripodsinsteadof
natural lightingasyou cannot control the natural lights.Howeverwithsetuplightsyou’re able to
control the temperature andbrightnessof the light.
To add to this,I woulduse anexternal microphonetoenhance the audio,thisisbecause the sound
verytinnyandyou can hear a lot of background.
For nexttime Ihave learntthat I needtotake more time aboutsettingupmyshotsand allowing
time to make sure everythinglooksascleanandsharp as possible.